Handle for flowerpots and saucers



April 29,- 1930. H. P. HANSON 1,756,461

HANDLE FOR FLOWERPOTS AND SAUCERS Filed May 31, 1928 Patented Apr. 29,1930 *HANs-rETnni aAivsoN,

inn t-em F oHIoAe u-nnnvors HANDLE ro'awnownnrows'ANn sAUeEnsApplication filed May 31,

"My invention relates to a handle for'the combination of aflowe'rpot anda saucer.

The primary. obj ect ofmyidevice-is'a'handle of:ve rysimple constructionhaving means to attach-the same. to-a saucer device adapted to :catchand-retain an excess'jofi fluid, and-having means-loosely mountedonthesaid handle whereby a flowerpot with contents may be .seated in saidsaucer and fibe ..demountably locked -to: the handle, and beheld incombiv n'ation by the tensiona-l coaction off thenbow member. I alsohaveias anobj-ect aprovision of; parts whereby .the; same can beYdismount- -edandshipped in economical-arrangement. -Ot-her=obj ects;will appear .to 5 those familiar --w-ith.the art. g

This application is basedandis an improvement upon my formerapplicationserial No. 184:,5t, filed April 18th, -1927. I

:An. illustrative;embodiment= of my inventionis shown in theaccompanying drawing in-which Fig. 1 is an elevation,- showingthe partsof .theudevice tensionallyilocke'd together. 1

Fig. 2 is an elevation, showing the several partsofthedevice'beforeilocking the pot.

Fig. 3 is an elevation, with a section of the pot and saucer cut awayshowing the tensional activity of the combination.

Fig. l is a broken section of saucer with a broken section of the handlein the position of the primary insertion of the handle in connectionwith the saucer.

Fig. 5 is an illustration of the saucer with i sition. V

Fig. 6 is broken section of the saucer, showing the hole and slotsdescribed in the specification.

As illustrated the combination consists of a flowerpot A, a saucer B,and a handle combination 10. The flowerpot A is any ordinary type offlowerpot, commonly known to the florists trade: and the device of theap- 7 I over. theedge of'the: pot the tensional strain plicant is one ofpractically universal range in relation to the ordinary sizes offlowerpots. The saucer B is not limited to any peculiar conformation, ormaterial, but in the drawings I show such a saucer constructed of basicmetal form having a flange or lip 8 i 'As' the handle 10iis' raised toan upright'po-' formed on the sidewall- 7. In my preferable form I;provide holes 9 penetrating the: lip 58 'at' diametrically oppositepoints. I" speak-of that portion of the device," which'is intended to.receive and retain moisture forfeedingithe555 'theret o in the primaryform I i show the hen'ded ends 11 turned parallel to each other,although they'maybefbe'nt at 12 inwardl toward each other as" shown inFig. 2. The I ends" may bef further bent to "make {a -loop "form.Assembled: onthe'saidwire'1o,: so1r;ewhat a remote from the bent ends'lgp'rovi de strips of metal '1'3hav'in'g' more orfless'wi'dth'and'bentatan angle; one side'ot eai ch 'ang'nl'ar H Ipiece having ajpe'r'fo'rat-io'n "1 1 by means of "which it is loosely".mountednpmr thewirell). 'In the operation of'this' device I' utilize the tension of thebowin combination with the f parts Idescribed to lock the f handle "to"the v saucer and jflrmly lock the pot to the saucer and the handle. :In'assenibling the device .the bent ends of-the handleare inserted in theholes inthe saucer with the hai'i dle lying substantially flat in theplane "otthe saucer.

sition the' bent ends 11 pass under the lip S of t'he saucenB andstand-. in'aposition sub- "sta'ntially'as shown in Fig; 1 then the anglelar members l3-areslipped over the'le'dge of,

yr ns Side f'tl1e bow until" each angular' member l3 is' tensionally"con- .nected .witli 'the :le'dge of 'the' pot; when the loosely mountedangular members are brought dow'nLto. arelation' whereithey hook of thebow. member ldacting upon. theTloosely mounted members 13 as.alfulcrumrandithe .lip 8 of thesaucen as a.point'ofpowende "livery: thewhole device isllocked into affixed,

3% relation for commercial purposes;

as readily demounted by forcing one side of the bow 10 manually, as inmounting same, and raising one of the angular sliding members 13; therelease of one affords an easy release of the other whence the pot canbe removed, or even the three members conveniently separated.

A modified form may consist in a pair of trunnions, one extending outfrom either side of the saucer, in diametrically opposed relation; theends of the. wire being formed into a substantial loop or eyelet adaptedto pass over the trunnions; there being provided indentations orrecesses 9' on diametrically opposite portions of the liquid vesselledge into which the wire portion is inserted to give fixed position tothe saucer member; the handle being looked as before specifiedto thesaucer and the pot by means of the angular resiliently joining theflowerpot, saucer and handle. 7

2. The combination with a flowerpot and a saucer of a tensionallyactuated handle comprising a resilient bow and adjustable clipsadaptedto mountably associate the said flowerpot in the said saucer andhold the handle, v the pot and the saucer intact. I

3. In combination a flowerpot, a saucer operatively associated with theflowerpot, a

' handle comprising a resilient, bow portion and a means to lockinglyassociate the flowerpot, the handle, and the saucer in a unitaryrelation, locking the members together by the coaction of the resilientbow and its locking portions in association with the flowerpot andsaucer.

4:. The combination of a flowerpot, a saucer mary anchorage in thesaucer, slidably mounted anchoring members adapted to be brought intoanchoring relation on the ledge and wall of the pot, the resiliency inthe bow member coacting with the slidably mounted anchoring members andthe saucer whereby to lockingly hold the combination as a unit.

7 A device for the purpose described comprising a resilient wire bent inthe form of a bow having its terminals shaped to be attachinglyassociated with a vessel for retaining liquid, a vessel for retainingliquid, means adjustably mounted upon thebow portion adapted to bebrought into contact with the ledge of a flowerpot and tensionally lockthe flowerpot and the bow member and the vessel for retaining liquid. I

8. The combination of aflowerpot, a saucer associated withthe saidflowerpot, a resilient bow member comprising therein terminal gripsadapted to engage the rim of'the saucer at diametrically oppositepoints, each leg of the bow member having somewhat distant the end aloosely mountedclip adapted to bebrought to a position over the ledge ofthe pot and coact withthe resiliency in'the bow member to lock the pot,the saucer and the 'bow member in a fixed relation. I

9. Anarticle of manufacture for the purposes described comprising aresilient handle member associated with a flowerpot anda'bow'memberco-operating with the bow portion and the saucer to hold theparts substan tially in'locking unitary relation.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, May 26th,

. HANS PETER HANSON.

10o portion of the pot, thesaid means on the'- therewith, a handleconsisting of a resilient wire with a bow portlon assoclatmg the saidflowerpot and the said saucer, means slidably mounted upon the wireportion adapted to contact with the ledge and a wall of the pot todem'ountably and resiliently associate the said members. i

6. In combination a flowerpot, a saucer, a resiliently actuated bowmember having pri-

